Set Default Options for Reminders

Calendar can send reminders so you don't miss important events.

Format — Select the default option for receiving reminders:

Email — Receive an email at a specified time.

SMS — Receive an SMS email message at a specified time. You can receive this as a text message on a mobile phone by using your phone number's email address. For more information about your phone number's email address, contact your mobile phone service provider.

Alert — Receive reminders in Calendar and through any third-party clients, such as Microsoft Outlook®, that get updates through your Calendar's Published URL. For more information about subscribing to your Calendar, see
Importing, Exporting, and Subscribing to Calendars.

Send me a reminder — Set the default number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks before the event to send a reminder.

Send reminders to — Enter the email address to which you want to send event reminders.

Include event attachments with reminder emails — Select this option to receive any files attached to an event along with a reminder.

Other Settings

Inactivity timeout — Select the length of time before Calendar logs you out.

Open Each Application in a New Window — Select this option if you want your other WorkSpace applications to open in a new window when you go to that application's tab.

Note: You can customize the highlighting on your My Holidays and Holiday Collections by clicking the Settings tab, and then click Holiday Settings. In the Color drop-down menu, click to select the color you want to use, and then click Save

Event types help you organize your personal calendar. When scheduling an event, you can select its event type so that it displays in your calendar with the color-coding and icon you choose. For more information, see Scheduling Events in Calendar.

You can hide or display all events of a specific type by clicking the name of the event type from your Personal Calendar in the Calendars section.

To create new event types, click Add an Event Type, enter a name, selects its color and icon, and then click OK.